The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03
ESTABLISHED IN
OUR NEW DRESS.

THE News greets its many readers
t his evening in an entirely new dress
which we think viii add materially II
its usefulness as well as its beauty. A
new dress at this time, just at the in.
cipiency Of what will undoubtedly be
the grandest awakening and revival
that has ever occurred in the business
interests Of our beautiful city, may be
considered significant, not only with
regard TO the future OF our city and
county, but also as to the future well
fare Of the paper itself.
The NEWS has been more closely
identified, and has probably had more
to do, with the present state of affairs
in our city than any other newspaper
in the county.
1t was The NEWS that first started
the ball of progress rolling by advo-
eating she ele :tion of our present may
or, w. ID. Brewer, with platform of
bat one plank, Improvement and
Progress" His triumphant election
over a candidate who is known to be
one Of our best citizens and who had a
very large and enthusiastic following,
backed by the only morning paper in
the city, was the hrst triumph in the
path which since said election has
steadily lead the city onward and up
ward.
When the new administration,
backed by a majority of the council,
promulgated the new water works pro-
j ,ct, The NEWS was the first to advo-
cate its advantages, and was untiring
in its advocacy until it's adoption was
decided upon by majority of two to
one Of our citizens at the election
called for the purpose of deciding the
question. And when few dissatisfied
grumblers wished TO annul the will of
the people as expressed at the polls,
THE News was the first to step to the
front aud expose and denounce their
action, the result of which was that
when mass meeting of the citizens was
called to consider the subject, the
ringsters were sat upon so solidly that
they have not been heard from since.
The very next morning after this
decisive action had been taken the
effects could be seen on the streets,
and from that time more than any
other may be dated the start toward
prosperity which the city has taken,
and which now gives every indication
of being solid and permanent.
When the railroad propositions, now
constructed or in process of construct
ion, were first talked of, THE NEWS
was, as usual, the first to give its
readers the facts in the case, and also
the first to advocate the measures
In fact, our effort has been to pub
lish Il newspaper, which, while it en-
deavored 10 give its readers all the
current news of the day, has first, last
a nd all the time had the interests of
Emporia and Lyon county as the first
clause of the first article of it's creed.
And, while we have been making it
our business to look closely after the
interests Of our city, we are pleased to
say that our citizens have not forgot
ten to look after 0ur interests, as,
since the present infringement took
charge, on the 10th of May last, our
circul ltion has nearly doubled and
this in the face of supposed oppo-
sit IN that not few predicted would
wipe THE News out of existence.
But. as this paper is the only one in
our city that publishes the Associate
Pr IS dispatches ana the only paper
that has each days market reports
from Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City
AMI other points. for the dav of publ
cation, it enjoys advantages which no
other paper may hope to obtain so long
as THE News is Published. And the
day has gone 10y when the people of
cities like Topeka, Wichita and EN-
poria can be satisfied with plate tele-
grams several days old, which they
can obtain better by buying the Kan
sas City papers. from which they are
reproduced.